The complete repair, rebuild, repaint, and v8 swap of my early model sedan

[Garageaholic]

Wow, that looks amazing, Justin! Can't wait to see it at Bimmerfest!

[dmoney(AB)]

Paint looks awesome!

Maybe i missed it but What are the wheels?

[JGood]

Thanks guys! The wheels are ESM's, they are BBS LM reps.

I spent the past two days lazily reassembling stuff. There is a LOT to reassemble, especially being a sedan. Getting the cable-style window regulators and door latches into those small doors is a tedious PITA x 4.

Things completed so far:

Sunroof installed, with new tracks and seals.
Front door internals reassembled
HVAC box and wiper linkage installed
Brake lines installed
Remote booster linkage and pedal assembly installed
Fuel tank filler/vapor canister reinstalled
Painted all of the door/window trim black

And some other little things. I'm happy with how easy and quickly it's coming back together. I don't see any issues with me getting the car moving under it's own power by the end of the month, if not sooner.

[JamesE30]

It looks awesome. Great work :up:

[CoreyZ]

Brown car buddy hi five

[zxert]

Just read this for the first time. Awesome. Very Awesome.

[CubbyChowder]

fuck yeah! awesome build

[knuklehead92]

I love the color!!!!!! Such a baller car!!! i just got to buy a welder now :) btw any of you guys know whats a good starter welder?

[JGood]

Thanks!

Got the wiring completed. Also got the clutch and flywheel installed, and bolted the tranny up to the engine. Almost ready to drop in the car!









My buddy also started wet sanding the car. Looks like a long tedious process, that I want no part of, lol.

[Garageaholic]

Excellent job! Just make sure that your coolant outlets right above the flywheel have some good quality hose clamps because once they're on and the engine is in, you can't get to them if you have a tiny leak....

Loving it!! and I also have the UUC ltw flywheel kit. It's such a quick revver, which is not what you'd expect from a V8. Excellent job!

[White325is]

Keeping the trim chrome? please do. It will go well with the wheels and car. Black trim would be just to much for this color.

[Garageaholic]

I agree with you.

[LittleBimmer]

giggity

[JGood]

I really dislike chrome trim. I already have black trim, so that's what's going on the car. If it looks out of place, maybe I'll consider chrome...

[knuklehead92]

keep the chrome trim looks classy! Elegant!